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*The Arcanum Photo Critique and Make-Over with @115105647022907007398 @108805430409141907975 @118036378782834084572 and me!* Feb 10, 7 PM PT, 10 PM ET
As we march toward opening the doors to www.TheArcanum.com, you're invited to participate in this special event just for our community!
Through participating in this event our community will get a taste of The Arcanum Experience: Learning through constructive critiques, which is just one of the many things that happen inside the hallowed magical doors!
The Arcanum Photo Critique and Make-Over event is a Google+ Hangout On Air, open to the public, scheduled for Monday February 10th at 7pm.
*To Participate:*
You must submit a single candidate photo by Sunday, February 9th to be considered for the random selection. You can submit any photo to The Arcanum Google+ page at @111508817579086020312 .
Since you already applied to The Arcanum - we truly hope you'll submit a photo to be critiqued. If not, no worries at all! Either way, you can watch the live event! :)
And if you're wondering when the doors will officially open for The Arcanum, the answer is as soon as magically possible! We're doing a test run right now with all the Masters to work out any kinks. Also, we are a _bit_ (!!) overloaded with Apprentice applications, so it will take a while to ramp up. It may be a good opportunity for you to pop over and update your application at www.TheArcanum.com !
Thank you!

*Upload your photos to this Event on 9/19 or using the #sunsetday hashtag in a public post to celebrate #sunsetday!*
Join us for an exciting 24-hour event as we send summer into the sunset in global fashion. We are asking our Google+ audience from around the world to grab your favorite camera on the evening of September 19 and snap your own unique sunset from your corner of the globe.
We want to see all types of sunsets in a variety of settings; a city skyline, a beach resort, a beautiful countryside, a desert landscape, a dense forest. *Wherever you may be, please share/upload your sunset image with this event page on September 19.* You can also participate outside of this event page by submitting a public photo post and tagging with #sunsetday.
A select number of our favorite photos will be shown on The Weather Channel and accompany a slideshow on weather.com. Other favorites will be posted and rotated through as the cover photo on both +The Weather Channel and the +Google+ Photos Google+ page.
Note: *Only photos uploaded and posted to the event page or associated with the hashtag #sunsetday on Sep 19 will be considered*
We hosted two Hangouts On Air in preparation for Sunset Day. The first hangout focused on the meteorology behind sunsets including the reason behind the beautiful array of colors. The second hangout concentrated on the art of sunset photography. Expert photographers well known to the Google+ community talked about their techniques in capturing the perfect sunset. Links to both HOA videos are posted below.
*HANGOUT SCHEDULE*
1. Monday, September 9: "The Meteorology Behind Sunsets" at 11 am ET with host +Timothy Ballisty (The Weather Channel social meteorologist).
*Guests will include:* Meteorologists +Mike Bettes +Brad Panovich +Jacob Wycoff +Jonathan Erdman +Morgan Palmer +Tim Brice and +Maria LaRosa
*HOA video* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz6Zyz5FT-A
2. Thursday, September 12: "Sunset Photography" at 4 pm ET
*Guests will include:* Photographers +Trey Ratcliff +Thomas Hawk +Karen Hutton and +Nicole S. Young
*HOA Video* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqgUGb0th_A

It's Sunday, which means it's time to join your favorite hosts: +Fraser Cain and +Scott Lewis for the +Virtual Star Party!! They'll be gathering up their phenomenal group of citizen astronomers from across the globe in order to share their view of the universe from their telescopes in a Google+ Hangout on Air!
In addition to Fraser, Scott, and the astronomers are PhD astronomers discussing and explaining the amazing space science and astronomy that's being viewed in the telescopes. We'll even take requests and answer questions left in the comments.
To make a suggestion, ask a question or just say "hi" to the team, please leave your comments below in the Google+ event, through any of the shares of the live show, or on Twitter using the hashtag #StarParty
Also, The VSP is now on Twitter and Facebook! Give us a follow and/or a like!
http://twitter.com/The_VSP
http://facebook.com/VirtualStarParty
#VSP20130609 #ScienceSunday #ScienceEveryday #TheVSP #HangoutsOnAir #Astronomy #Space #STEM #Telescope #Telescopes #AmateurAstronomy #Stars #Planets #Nebulae #Galaxy

It is 2013 and it is going to be the year of Google+. We are already seeing an increase in interest so let's get together and talk about it. The event will be at Johnny Carino's Italian Restaurant in Brier Creek near the Target Greatland. At the end of lunch the "gurus" will be doing a 5 to 10 minute _speech_ on something to walk away with. Just being able to try something new in the months of January and February should be worth the price of admission. I hope to see everyone there.

Hi,
It is @100906247084442837696 your #ThumblePRgirl again. This week @105725261786759739186 has another fun photo contest for you. It is almost Halloween and we would love to see your #Halloween spirit.
*Theme:* Halloween
*Deadline:* 11:59 PM ET November 1, 2012
*Hashtag:* #ThumbleFun
*Prize:* This week winner will get
- Camera Cookie Cutter Set
- A featured interview on our blog
- Of course you will be one of the first people to get access to our app
*RULES*
- Follow the weekly theme.
- All the photos should include the hashtag #ThumbleFun and mention +Thumble or add to the event page. *Please circle @105725261786759739186 for us to reshare your photos*
- You can summit more than one photo.
- By entering the contest, you agree to give Thumble Inc. permission to feature your photos on our blog and social networks. Please include your portfolio/website/social media profile you want us to link back to in your entry :) If there is no link, we will link back to your G+ profile :)
Can't wait to see all the amazing photos.

We are going to try for something a little bit different this time as the HIRL will be a lunch hangout. I realize many of you have evening plans but maybe you can get away for 30 minutes to an hour for lunch. The event will start at 11:30 am and it will last until, at least 1:30 or 2 depending on who shows up later. If you can only do a later lunch let me know and I will stay to chat with you guys and gals. I hope to see you at the Ale House in Brier Creek.

Grow your G+ community with people that share amazing content that will surprise you:*If you received the notice you are in this circle, then well done.If you would like to be included in the next Circle Share, you only have to do these simple steps:1 - Include me in your circles (If you haven't already)2 - Share the circle (Publicly) - (cc) me in the comments on the share and I can add you to the next circle immediately. Otherwise I may not notice your activity!3 - Add +1 to the post.4 - Leave a comment if you like.5 - Add the circle or just check it out.Follow your dreams, Share and Be Shared.More you share more you get! :)Thanks#MovieReview #Video #Review #AamirKhan #AnushkaSharma #PKmovie #MovieTrailer #YennaiArindhaal #Hindi #Online #Entourage #YouTube #Cinema #BollywoodMovies #Automotive #Cars #Ford #BMW #Auto #Ferrari #Driving #Toyota #WinterDriving #Lamborghini #DrivingSchool #WinterDrivingTips #DistractedDriving #NewYear #AutoRepair #Audi #Supercars #NewCar #UsedCars

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Grow your G+ community with people that share amazing content that will surprise you:*If you received the notice you are in this circle, then well done.If you would like to be included in the next Circle Share, you only have to do these simple steps:*1 - Include me in your circles (If you haven't already)2 - Share the circle (Publicly) - (cc) me in the comments on the share and I can add you to the next circle immediately. Otherwise I may not notice your activity!3 - Add +1 to the post.4 - Leave a comment if you like.5 - Add the circle or just check it out.Follow your dreams, Share and Be Shared.More you share more you get! :)Thanks#MovieReview #Video #Review #AamirKhan #AnushkaSharma #PKmovie #MovieTrailer #YennaiArindhaal #Hindi #Online #Entourage #YouTube #Cinema #BollywoodMovies #Automotive #Cars #Ford #BMW #Auto #Ferrari #Driving #Toyota #WinterDriving #Lamborghini #DrivingSchool #WinterDrivingTips #DistractedDriving #NewYear #AutoRepair #Audi #Supercars #NewCar #UsedCars

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Grow your G+ community with people that share amazing content that will surprise you:*If you received the notice you are in this circle, then well done.If you would like to be included in the next Circle Share, you only have to do these simple steps:1 - Include me in your circles (If you haven't already)2 - Share the circle (Publicly) - (cc) me in the comments on the share and I can add you to the next circle immediately. Otherwise I may not notice your activity!3 - Add +1 to the post.4 - Leave a comment if you like.5 - Add the circle or just check it out.Follow your dreams, Share and Be Shared.More you share more you get! :)Thanks#MovieReview #Video #Review #AamirKhan #AnushkaSharma #PKmovie #MovieTrailer #YennaiArindhaal #Hindi #Online #Entourage #YouTube #Cinema #BollywoodMovies #Automotive #Cars #Ford #BMW #Auto #Ferrari #Driving #Toyota #WinterDriving #Lamborghini #DrivingSchool #WinterDrivingTips #DistractedDriving #NewYear #AutoRepair #Audi #Supercars #NewCar #UsedCars

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Music, Twitter and SFMy most recent circle! I hope you don't mind if I mention you in comments, since my notification system doesn't seem to work.It is the first round, I'm not sure this will be the definitive version.Best wishes :)Lately I developed a fixation for Tsu, and if you don't have a profile there, this is my invitation:http://www.tsu.co/DanielMihaiPopescuIf you already have one, let's be friends and help each other grow!It'll be awesome to meet you there too! #danielmihaipopescusharedcircle #maximumperformance A "+1" will be greatly appreciated :) ﻿

I came across this the other week, and it's one of the coolest things I've seen in a while.

The gist is, couple finds out wife has a tumor behind her eye.Guy starts dicking around with the imaging data.2nd MRI shows the tumor's grown dramatically. Guy compares image data and finds...not so much. Still not great tho.Couple decide that since it's not so urgent, they'd like to find an alternative to cutting her head open and squishing her brain around.Guy creates 3D model of his wife's head based on the MRI data and shops it around.Couple finds doc that thinks microsurgery might be do-able.Guy prints 3D model of the front of wife's head so surgeon can perfect the technique

Way awesome.

http://makezine.com/magazine/hands-on-health-care/﻿

I came across this the other week, and it's one of the coolest things I've seen in a while.

The gist is, couple finds out wife has a tumor behind her eye.Guy starts dicking around with the imaging data.2nd MRI shows the tumor's grown dramatically. Guy compares image data and finds...not so much. Still not great tho.Couple decide that since it's not so urgent, they'd like to find an alternative to cutting her head open and squishing her brain around.Guy creates 3D model of his wife's head based on the MRI data and shops it around.Couple finds doc that thinks microsurgery might be do-able.Guy prints 3D model of the front of wife's head so surgeon can perfect the technique

31 Rolls of Undeveloped Film from a Soldier in WWII Discovered and Processed

Photographer Levi Bettweiser recently found 31 undeveloped rolls of film exposed by a single World War II soldier over 70 years ago. He processed the rolls at home and was amazed by the historical photos that emerged.﻿___What an amazing find!

It's one thing to see translation done in text, but to see it done - in real-time - with the spoken-word really is nothing short of awe-inspiring, in my humble opinion.

(h/t +Ayoub Khote )

How Skype Used AI to Build Its Amazing New Language Translator

The language barrier, at least partly, has been shattered with the help of an AI system that can understand human speech. Voice recognition has been around for years, but it has only recently improved enough for the mainstream. Thanks to Siri, Google Now, Cortana, and Amazon's Echo, we have AI enhanced voice recognition everywhere, but this implementation proves that it can be used for more than just a question and answer system.

http://clk.ie/HDrhcm﻿___*Putting the Babelfish out of work?

This is very, very cool.

It's one thing to see translation done in text, but to see it done - in real-time - with the spoken-word really is nothing short of awe-inspiring, in my humble opinion.

This marks the second time this year that I've conceptualized a manner to help boost solar-panel efficiency, only to find an article like this within a manner of days that highlights the fact that someone else has already beaten me to it.... (On the bright side, it does sort of validate that not all of my ideas are hare-brained.)

;-)﻿

Twice. Twice this year.

This marks the second time this year that I've conceptualized a manner to help boost solar-panel efficiency, only to find an article like this within a manner of days that highlights the fact that someone else has already beaten me to it.... (On the bright side, it does sort of validate that not all of my ideas are hare-brained.)

I took this photo of a couple of random Anglers the other day, and I thought it'd look nice as a B&W image. The only trouble was that I couldn't decide which filter worked best for this scene, so I saved-off a number of few variants.

Well, now that Auto-Awesome has gone and assembled them all into one trippy GIF, I'm having an even harder time deciding...

;-)﻿

Fun with Filters

I took this photo of a couple of random Anglers the other day, and I thought it'd look nice as a B&W image. The only trouble was that I couldn't decide which filter worked best for this scene, so I saved-off a number of few variants.

Well, now that Auto-Awesome has gone and assembled them all into one trippy GIF, I'm having an even harder time deciding...

Day 5 #fivedayblackandwhitechallenge I've been invited to participate in this challenge by +Darcee McCutcheon and today I'd like to invite +Ron Clifford to join us, just because I'd like to see a Master at work.... ;-)

Please accept if you are up to it, if not... its all good! The guidelines:1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿

Bedazzled

Day 5 #fivedayblackandwhitechallenge I've been invited to participate in this challenge by +Darcee McCutcheon and today I'd like to invite +Ron Clifford to join us, just because I'd like to see a Master at work.... ;-)

Please accept if you are up to it, if not... its all good! The guidelines:1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿___

Day 4 #fivedayblackandwhitechallenge I've been invited to participate in this challenge by +Darcee McCutcheon, and today I'd like to invite +Cecily Cooper to join us, because I'd like to see more of her work... ;-)

Please accept if you are up to it, if not... its all good! The guidelines:1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿

Watch yer step!

Day 4 #fivedayblackandwhitechallenge I've been invited to participate in this challenge by +Darcee McCutcheon, and today I'd like to invite +Cecily Cooper to join us, because I'd like to see more of her work... ;-)

Please accept if you are up to it, if not... its all good! The guidelines:1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿___

Day 3 #fivedayblackandwhitechallenge I've been invited to participate in this challenge by +Darcee McCutcheon (who, it seems, has spurred me into generating enough new B&W treatments of my photos in a single weekend to support a couple of moths' worth of this challenge..... ;-) )

Today, I'd like to invite +Ayoub Khote to join us, just because he always seems to excel in whatever he sets out to do, and I'd like to see what he does with this challenge.... ;-)

Please accept if you are up to it, if not... its all good! The guidelines:1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿

Sarah P. Duke Botanical Gardens

Day 3 #fivedayblackandwhitechallenge I've been invited to participate in this challenge by +Darcee McCutcheon (who, it seems, has spurred me into generating enough new B&W treatments of my photos in a single weekend to support a couple of moths' worth of this challenge..... ;-) )

Today, I'd like to invite +Ayoub Khote to join us, just because he always seems to excel in whatever he sets out to do, and I'd like to see what he does with this challenge.... ;-)

Please accept if you are up to it, if not... its all good! The guidelines:1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿___

Day 2 #fivedayblackandwhitechallenge I've been invited to participate in this challenge by +Darcee McCutcheon. (Thanks once again, Darcee for giving me this chance to stretch my wings.. ;-) )

Today, I'd like to invite +Gazzaroonii T. to join us. He already shares a lot of gorgeous B&W shots, but I'd love to see even more! ;-)

Please accept if you are up to it, if not... its all good! The guidelines:1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿

The Estate

Day 2 #fivedayblackandwhitechallenge I've been invited to participate in this challenge by +Darcee McCutcheon. (Thanks once again, Darcee for giving me this chance to stretch my wings.. ;-) )

Today, I'd like to invite +Gazzaroonii T. to join us. He already shares a lot of gorgeous B&W shots, but I'd love to see even more! ;-)

Please accept if you are up to it, if not... its all good! The guidelines:1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿___

Day 1 #fivedayblackandwhitechallenge I've been invited to participate in this challenge by +Darcee McCutcheon - thank you, Darcee!

Today, I'd like to invite +Michael O'Reilly to join us. He regularly posts some amazing photographs, and I think he could do this challenge up right! ;-)

Please accept if you are up to it, if not... its all good! The guidelines:1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿

Rocking Horse

Day 1 #fivedayblackandwhitechallenge I've been invited to participate in this challenge by +Darcee McCutcheon - thank you, Darcee!

Today, I'd like to invite +Michael O'Reilly to join us. He regularly posts some amazing photographs, and I think he could do this challenge up right! ;-)

Please accept if you are up to it, if not... its all good! The guidelines:1. post a black and white version of an archive image, or a new one, daily for 5 days2. tag the person from whom you received the invitation3. invite a new victim nominee to join in on each new day﻿___

And just imagine... I was once thrilled to death to reach the breathtaking speed of 45 MPH in the solar-powered car that my University was developing... ;-)

Electric Car Breaks 200 mph Barrier, Sets New World Land Speed Record============================Electric cars are now getting high speed and making new records. Lately, some engineering students from Brigham Young University (BYU) have made an electric car that has broken 200 mph barrier and set a new land speed record.

The electric car is called Electric Blue. This car is also called a streamliner because it has a long, slender shape and enclosed wheels that reduce air resistance. This electric cars weighs less than 1,100 pounds. However, Electric Blue electric car has been designed and modified by more than 130 BYU students over the past 10 years.

In 2011, the earlier version of this BYU electric car had reached to a maximum speed limit of 155.8 mph, but this time, it crossed 200 mph speed. Here’s a video of that car that made a record in 2011.

Kelly Hales, BYU student and team captain said, “When we set the record three years ago we felt like we left a lot on the table. On paper we thought we could get 200 mph but we never had the conditions just right—until now.”

The car notched the record this month in front of approximately 180 teams and their cars at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Jim Burkdoll, president of the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association, drove the car to set the record. It is to be noted here that, the car’s aerodynamic performance and lithium iron phosphate batteries helped the car reach its high speed.

It’s not been confirmed yet what to do with this speedy car. Will it be placed at BYU’s engineering building or be put in a racing museum? Or will it be dismantled? That remains to be seen now.

Source: Brigham Young University﻿___Very cool!!

And just imagine... I was once thrilled to death to reach the breathtaking speed of 45 MPH in the solar-powered car that my University was developing... ;-)

I recently took a bunch of photos on a day where pop-up storms were rolling through my area, with the express intent of capture a dramatic plateau like this one. I'd actually tried my hand at making an HDR out of this series, using my normal flow (Lightroom -> Photoshop -> HDR Pro), and just didn't like any of the results.

Well, it seems that a bunch of these photos just received the Auto-awesome treatment, thanks to my recently-enable Google Backup and, I must say, I rather like the way this one came out.

(And, remarkably, it didn't..)﻿

No, it's not gonna rain... Trust me.

I recently took a bunch of photos on a day where pop-up storms were rolling through my area, with the express intent of capture a dramatic plateau like this one. I'd actually tried my hand at making an HDR out of this series, using my normal flow (Lightroom -> Photoshop -> HDR Pro), and just didn't like any of the results.

Well, it seems that a bunch of these photos just received the Auto-awesome treatment, thanks to my recently-enable Google Backup and, I must say, I rather like the way this one came out.

Australian scientists are very close to bringing printable solar panels to the consumer marketplace. The solar panels will be printed on plastic and could be used in electronic cases to power the devices they protect. http://on.mash.to/1ouwThZ﻿

Australian scientists are very close to bringing printable solar panels to the consumer marketplace. The solar panels will be printed on plastic and could be used in electronic cases to power the devices they protect. http://on.mash.to/1ouwThZ﻿___

Another stunning moon image for International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN), an annual event encouraging people to 'look up' and take notice of the moon. This image from January 2012 is of the moon and Earth's atmosphere as seen from the International Space Station.

Image Credit: NASA

#InOMN #nasa #spacestation #earth #moon #iss #space

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Another stunning moon image for International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN), an annual event encouraging people to 'look up' and take notice of the moon. This image from January 2012 is of the moon and Earth's atmosphere as seen from the International Space Station.

Okay, so I recently saw the amazing movie #GuardiansofTheGalaxy and I just could not resist. This is mostly for my sister, +Jess Ratte who has been having a really rough couple months, and she LOVES Rocket and baby Groot, so this was drawn with her in mind :)

I apparently can't draw 1: raccoons and 2: Big Friggin' Guns, so my Rocket looks a bit like a wolf and my BFG looks like... not a BFG, lol. But aside from that, Groot is cute!! :D Hee hee. Had lots of fun with this one. DETAILS I HEART DETAILS. I'm one of those weird people who enjoys hours of inking little things. AHHH.

Earlier in the week I spilled an entire glass of lemonade on it, so I was TERRIFIED that I lost this picture... Thank goodness nothing serious happened to it. It still looks great, and I am really honestly so very proud of this one. Hope you guys like it too :)

Join me for Fanart Friday every Friday right here on Google + and on my Tumblr (stephratte.tumblr.com) at 8PM EST! NEXT FF is SEPTEMBER 12, 2014! I TAKE SUGGESTIONS! :D

That's the 5 MB version below but there's a 342 MB jpeg version available here;http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1259.html

" This image was created with data from the Local Group Survey, completed with the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. M31, M33 and our Milky Way are the three largest members of the Local Group of galaxies. M31 is a spiral galaxy very similar in size and mass to our own. Ten 'pointings' of the camera along the galaxy in five filters were used to make the image. You could line seven full moons across the image. The image was generated with observations with the U (violet), B (blue), V (cyan), I (orange) and H-alpha (red) filters. The five filters show the star colors and HII star forming regions in vivid detail. About 600 million pixels in size, it is the largest and most detailed image of M31 ... more »

That's the 5 MB version below but there's a 342 MB jpeg version available here;http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1259.html

" This image was created with data from the Local Group Survey, completed with the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. M31, M33 and our Milky Way are the three largest members of the Local Group of galaxies. M31 is a spiral galaxy very similar in size and mass to our own. Ten 'pointings' of the camera along the galaxy in five filters were used to make the image. You could line seven full moons across the image. The image was generated with observations with the U (violet), B (blue), V (cyan), I (orange) and H-alpha (red) filters. The five filters show the star colors and HII star forming regions in vivid detail. About 600 million pixels in size, it is the largest and most detailed image of M31 ever completed that covers the entire galaxy. This image is rotated CW 127 degrees from North is up, East to the left. "﻿___

That's the 5 MB version below but there's a 342 MB jpeg version available here;http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1259.html

" This image was created with data from the Local Group Survey, completed with the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. M31, M33 and our Milky Way are the three largest members of the Local Group of galaxies. M31 is a spiral galaxy very similar in size and mass to our own. Ten 'pointings' of the camera along the galaxy in five filters were used to make the image. You could line seven full moons across the image. The image was generated with observations with the U (violet), B (blue), V (cyan), I (orange) and H-alpha (red) filters. The five filters show the star colors and HII star forming regions in vivid detail. About 600 million pixels in size, it is the largest and most detailed image of M31 ... more »

That's the 5 MB version below but there's a 342 MB jpeg version available here;http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1259.html

" This image was created with data from the Local Group Survey, completed with the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. M31, M33 and our Milky Way are the three largest members of the Local Group of galaxies. M31 is a spiral galaxy very similar in size and mass to our own. Ten 'pointings' of the camera along the galaxy in five filters were used to make the image. You could line seven full moons across the image. The image was generated with observations with the U (violet), B (blue), V (cyan), I (orange) and H-alpha (red) filters. The five filters show the star colors and HII star forming regions in vivid detail. About 600 million pixels in size, it is the largest and most detailed image of M31 ever completed that covers the entire galaxy. This image is rotated CW 127 degrees from North is up, East to the left. "﻿___